Background
Hudson, Robert Francis was born on December 15, 1922 in Willingham, England. Son of John Frederick and Ethel Lizzie (Oldfield) Hudson.
Hudson, Robert Francis was born on December 15, 1922 in Willingham, England. Son of John Frederick and Ethel Lizzie (Oldfield) Hudson.
Bachelor of Science, Imperial College, London, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1945.
Assistant lecturer Imperial College, London, 1945-1947. Consultant Wolsey, Leicester, England, 1945-1950. Lecturer Queen Mary College, London, 1947-1959.
Group director Cyanamid European Research Institute, Geneva, 1960-1966. Professor University Kent, Canterbury, England, 1967-1988, professor emeritus England, since 1988. Research fellow Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1954-1955.
Visiting professor University Rochester, New York, 1970-1971, University Bergen, 1971, National Center for Scientific Research Thais, Paris, 1973, University Calgary, Canada, 1975, Mainz University, Germany, 1979, Queens University, Ontario, Canada, 1983.
Fellow Royal Society, Royal Society Chemistry (council 1967-1970, Dalton council 1973-1976, Perkin council, 1980-1983), Athenaeum Club.
Married Monica Ashton Stray, August 3, 1945. Children: Martin, Sarah, Mary.